Chānd-Mül, 1879-841. FOURTEENTH KHANDA
'Hope (asa) is better than memory. Fired by hope does memory read the sacred hymns, perform sacrifices, desire sons and cattle, desire this world and the other. Meditate on hope.
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.āśā vāva smarādbhūyasī | āśāprāptavastvākāṅkṣā’śā tṛṣṇā kāma iti yāmāhuḥ paryāyaiḥ sā ca smarādbhūyasī | katham | āśayā | hyantaḥkaraṇasthayā smarati smartavyam | āśāviṣayarūpaṃ smarannasau smaro bhavatyata āśeddha āśayābhivardhitaḥ smarabhūtaḥ smarannṛgādīnmantrānadhīte ’dhītya ca tadarthaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo vidhīṃśca śrutvā karmāṇi kurute tatphalāśayaiva putrāṃśca karmaphalabhūtānicchate ’bhivāñchatyāśayaiva tatsādhanānyanutiṣṭhati | imaṃ ca lokamāśeddha eva smaraṃllokasaṃgrahahetubhiricchate | amuṃ ca lokamāśeddhaḥ smaraṃstatsādhanānuṣṭhānenecchate ’ta āśāraśānāvabaddhaṃ smarākāśādināmaparyantaṃ jagaccakrībhūtaṃ pratiprāṇi | atra āśa āyāḥ smarādapi bhūyastvamityata āśāmupāḥsva || 1 ||
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Prapāṭhaka 1
